The Digital Press

Hyperclay is a platform that lets you create, edit, and share web apps as single self-updating HTML files, simplifying web development by removing complex build and deployment steps. It treats HTML files as malleable digital objects that persist changes instantly, enabling a seamless, document-like editing experience.

Why it matters: Hyperclay reduces web app complexity to a single editable HTML file, eliminating build steps and infrastructure management.

The big picture: This approach revives early web editing concepts, unifying UI, logic, and data into one portable, persistent object.

The stakes: Persisting state in HTML could complicate version control and raise security concerns around who can modify shared apps.

Commenters say: Many appreciate the elegant simplicity and historical nod, while some question scalability, state management, and security implications.